He takes amazing photos of different kinds of sharks and crocodiles. Along with various models and athletes. I had the pleasure of working with him on one of my earliest shoots. He is very creative and has a pleasant sense of humor. Hands down, one of the best shoots I’ve done.
He works with his wife, Kimber, and team to come up with the most ingenious ways to get the shots of a life time.
He takes amazing photos of different kinds of sharks and crocodiles. Along with various models and athletes. I had the pleasure of working with him on one of my earliest shoots. He is very creative and has a pleasant sense of humor. Hands down, one of the best shoots I’ve done.
He works with his wife, Kimber, and team to come up with the most ingenious ways to get the shots of a life time.

MM1.-HOW DID YOU GET STARTED IN UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY?
KK1.- I started shooting video and im- ages back in the 90s when I wanted to show family and friends the amazing things that I was able to see on scu- ba diving trips. It was a tough transi- tion back in those days even though I was well versed in photography on land. Adding the complexity of hav- ing to make sure all equipment and lighting was water proofed, you also weren’t able to swap out film while underwater which limited you to 36 shots. So, you had to decide whether to take a shot of this or that or maybe hold off for a better shot. Combine that with the fact that light from the strobes takes longer to arrive and doesn’t travel as far due to the den- sity of the water, plus not being able to see the images until you flew home and got them developed, and it was quite a learning curve. Things are much easier nowadays with basically unlimited images available via digital and instant feedback.
MM: 2.- WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO WORK WITH BOTH, SHARKS AND MODELS?
KK: 2.- I’ve always loved sharks since I was around 5 or 6. Saw JAWS and it terrified me 🙂 couldn’t go in a bath- tub or pool without irrational fear. I didn’t like being scared, even then, so I hit the public library and devoured any and all info I could find about sharks. The more I learned, the more I respected and fell in love with them. I try to never turn down an opportu- nity to share the water with sharks, or really any large predator. It’s an amazing feeling.
Models came about as I looked for ways to refine my craft and practice as much as possible when I wasn’t in the salty environment. I shot a lot of swim teams to work on quickly fram- ing and composing the images that
I wanted to create. My wife Kimber wanted to join in and started bringing dresses and any costume she could think of underwater, and we really just let our imaginations and creativ- ity flow to try and bring our visions to life.
MM 3.- WHICH DO YOU PREFER TO WORK WITH? LOL!
KK 3.- Both sharks and models pro- vide their own challenges 🙂 . Sharks never talk back or complain about un- comfortable positions or cold water, but they also are terrible at following directions haha. My absolute favorite times are being able to work with both models and animals at the same time!
MM 4.- WHATS THE COOLEST THING YOU EVER PHOTOGRAPHED?
GOT A PIC OF IT?
KK 4.- That is an incredibly hard question to answer. My mind chang- es daily about favorite shoots, shots and trips. One image that is always at the top and one of my fondest memo- ries ever is the first time that Kimber modeled underwater in the ocean.
She had done a lot in swimming pools, but in a pool when you need air you just stand up or grab the side of the pool. Her first time in the ocean mod- eling ended up being about 50 feet down, on a shipwreck, with around 30 sharks. She had a dedicated safety diver that we worked with that brought her air and hovered above me as we shot. She would bring air to Kimber at a prearranged signal. We also had a shark wrangler that was moving the bait to different areas of the shipwreck to kind of bring sharks where we wanted for the shots.
The reason that this shoot always sticks in my mind is the fact that it was Kimber’s first time in the ocean doing this and she absolutely Killed It! She is holding her breath, keep- ing a blurry saltwater filled eye on the
sharks, keeping her dress and hair flowing correctly, keeping her face composed, and in the midst of all that she elegantly strolled up stairs on the shipwreck and just amazed me with the visual. It was incredible.
Have lots of pics and video from it 🙂
MM 5.- WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET A PIC OF, THAT YOU HAVEN’T YET?
KK 5.- Orcas are at the top of my list... Definitely want to spend time in the water with those beauties.
MM 6.- HAVE YOU EVER HAD AN IN- CIDENT WITH A SHARK OR EXPERI- ENCED ANYTHING DANGEROUS IN THE WATER?
KK 6.- When I’m in the water with sharks or other predators, we have bait to attract them, and I’ve been do- ing this for over 20 years. Over time, I’ve learned how to handle different situations and understand animal be- haviors.
For example, tiger sharks will bite almost anything to see what it is, so you have to stay alert and never take your eyes off them. Sometimes a shark might be having a “bad day” or react to the electrical vibes from my camera strobes, and I’ve had my entire rig end up in a shark’s mouth a few times.
My scariest moment was with a croc- odile 30 miles off the Yucatan coast, in a remote coral atoll. Unlike sharks, crocs are more aggressive and un- predictable. One croc came at me full speed, mouth open, trying to bite my face! Thankfully, my safety lookouts warned me each time, and although my camera took a beating, it kept working, thanks to its sturdy build. I nicknamed that croc “Crazy Tuco” (from Breaking Bad) because you never knew what it would do!